Composing stick



Nov. 27, 1928. Y 1,693,105

W. C. BIG NOI-D COMPOSING STICK Filed June 29, 1927 INVENTOR WAL TER C .alga/01.17.

SYM v ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 27, 1928.

WALTER C. BGNOLD, 0F SAN FRANCESCO, CALIFORNIA.

C'ONIPOSING STICK.

Application filed June 29, 1927.

MyV invention relates to improvements in oinposing sticks, and it consists in the com.- binations, constructions and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a composing stick in which a stop may be ad: justed along the stick for designating the number of picas, and in which means is proided for moving the stop with respect to the stick any number of points which divide the picas into a number of equal parts.

A further object of my invent-ion is to provide a device of the type described which is extremely simple in construction, and which is durable and e'mcient forthe purpose intended.

Other objects and advantages will appearI in the following specification, and the novel features of my invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this ap plication, in which n L Figure 1 is a top plan View of the device;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1, with the stop member removed;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the stop member;

Figure d is a section along the line 4 4 of Figure 1;

Figures 5 and 6 are top and side elevations of the locking lever; and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the device.

In carrying out my invention I make use of a composing stick, indicated generally at 1, which has scale 2 thereon, and two sides 3 and 4. The side 4L has a number of openings 5 therein, these openings being spaced one pica apart.

rThe stop member 6 shown in Figure 3 employed with the composing stick a body member 7 that is L-shaped when looking at the device from the top and is provided with bracing arms 8.

Adjacent to the corner of body 7 I provide a recess 9, which has beveled edges 10, 11 and 12. A slide 13 is provided with beveled edges 111 and 15, which are slidably received in the edges 10, 11 and 12. Between the ends of the slide 13 there is disposed an extension 16, and across the top of the extension are cu l a number of teeth 17, see Figure 3. The recess 9 is long enough to permit longitudinal 1 comprisesA Serial No. 202,400.

movement of the slide 13 therewith. The body 7 is cut away at 18 for receiving the extension 16 and for permitting longitudinal movement of the extension with respect te the body 7.

Means for actuating a slide 13 comprises a worm 19, which is rotatably carried by the body 7, and meshes with the teeth 17. The worin has one of its trunnions 20 mounted in the body 7 and its other trunnion 21 re ceived in a groove 22, in the body 7, see Figure f1. A block 23 of the shape shown in Figure 7, has a groove 24 therein, which receives the other half of the trunnion 21, and in this way the trunnion is journalled in the body 7. The block 23 is secured in place to the body 7 by a screw 25. It will also be noted from Figure 7 that the block 23 has a beveled lip 26, which forms the beveled wall 11 of the recess 9 herein referred to.

The manner of mounting the slide 13 and the worm 19 in the body 7 is as follows:

rlhe block 23 is first removed from the body 7, and then the slide 13 is moved into place so as to be received by the beveled walls 10 and 12. rlhe worm 19 is now placed in position so that. the trunnion 2O will be received in the body 7 and the trunnion 21 will be received in the groove 22. The block 23 is now secured in place and locks the trunnion 21 to the body 7 and also forms the beveled wall 11 for the forward end of the slide 13.

provide pins 27 for securing the stop against longitudinal movement. with respect to the side 4 and I further provide a lever 2S for prevent-ing lateral movement of the body 7 with respect to the side 4. The pins 27 are carried by the slide 13, and are removably receivable in the openings 5. The lever 23 is pivoted at 29 to the body 7 and carries a wing 30 that engages with the outer surface of the side 1.1-, see Figure 4t, for preventing lateral movement of the body 7. A projection 31, see Figures 5 and 6, is carried by the lever 28 and contacts with the worm 19 when the lever is in locked position. This prevents rotation of the worm.

Frein the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may readily be understood.

Assume that the printer wishes to place the stop 6 at the number 27, on the scale 2 and then wishes to advance the stop a number of points forward or backward for providing a line of the desired length, the pins 27 are inserted in the required openings 5 and then the Worm 19 is rotated and will move the slide 13 for advancing the stop' into the desired position. After this has been done the lever 28 is swung into locked position and the device is ready for use.

rllhe Worm 19 is provided With six 1narkings 32, which are equally spaced about the periphery of the Worm. Each of these mark ings refers to a point. A marking 33 is carried by the block 23 and the operator aligns any one of Vthe ymarkings 3Q, with the marking 33 solas to position the stop 6 correctly. The marking 33 placed upon the top oi the block Q3. As heretofore stated, there are twelve points between each pica and I therefore have provided a Worm which when rotated through one com-plete revolution in one direction, will move the stop siX points, and when rotated a complete revolution in the opposite direct-ion, Will also move the stop six oints.

The threads on the Worin .form solid circle at cach end thereo't'or providing an auto matic stop when the Worm has been advanced one revolution in either direction.

Although I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of various changes and l reserve the right to employ such changes as may come Within the scope of the appended claims.

l claim:

1. rThe combination with a composing stick having a plurality of openings disposed along one of its sides, of a stop, a slide carried by said stop, pins carried by said slide for entering said openings, a worm for moving said stop in either direction and a Vlever for securing said stop to said stick, and for preventing movement of said Worm when said lever is swung into operative position.

2. In a device of the type described, a body, a slide carried by said body, a Worin carried by said body and engaging with said slide, projections carried by saidslide for engaging with composing stick and a lever for engaging With said Worm and for locking the body to the composin stick.

3. ln a composing stick, a body portion, a slide carried by said body part-ion, and having a Worm-receiving openii g therein, said slide being connectible with a composing stick, a Worin operatively connected to said slide and being disposed in said opening and projecting a sli ght distance above the bodyportion, the circumference of said Worm being graduated into a predetermined number of points,

and a marking on said body portion adapted 60 to register with the graduations.

WALTER o. Bit-suono. 

